Edward M. SmathersWintergreen Park encompasses several cascades and one really great waterfall called Canajoharie Falls!
Canajoharie Falls is located inside Wintergreen Park, just outside of the town of Canajoharie, NY. Measuring at around 45′ in height, many people have found themselves in danger because of jumping from the top of the waterfall.
The hike to this waterfall is about one-mile round trip, walking on a well-maintained gravel path. It consists of some up and downhill hiking, but should not be very strenuous for the normal hiker. There is no direct access to the bottom of the falls without special permission from the Town of Canajoharie. The top is accessible from Wintergreen Park, but extreme caution is suggested as the creek bed and the rocks around it are very slippery.
Other waterfalls can be found further downstream, inside of the village limits. If you choose to venture to these waterfalls you will find “potholes” which are a great naturally occurring phenomena in creek beds all over New York State.
Waterfall Name: Canajoharie Falls – Main Fall
Alternative Name(s): Several smaller upstream
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Classification: Analysis in Progress
Height: 45′
Crest: varies
Access/Location Classification: Accessible/May not be verified
Waterway: Canajoharie Creek
Cave/Forest/Preserve Name: Wintergreen Park
Clove/Gulch/Valley/Glen: n/a
Gorge/Hollow/Gulf/Gully/Ravine/Chasm: n/a
Lat/Long: 42.89269, -74.56588
Altitude (Appx Meters): 130.9
Town: Canajoharie, Town of
County: Montgomery
NYS Tourism Region: Central Leatherstocking
NYS Tourism: https://esd.ny.gov/industries/tourism
NYDEC Region: Capital Region/Northern Catskills
NYDEC Contact: https://www.dec.ny.gov/about/558.html
Parking: 42.8841047, -74.5644716
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Trail head: TBD, TBD
Trail Notes: .5 mile/.1 mile
We are in the process of collecting trails via www.WikiLoc.com, which we will make available in the near future. “Analysis In Progress”, “TBD”, and empty fields denote information currently being collected.
SOURCES –
Originator: Steve Young
Source 2: Russell Dunn
Source 3: www.bobbieswaterfalls.net
Source 4: Eastern New York all outdoors Atlas & Field Guide Publication 2008 133 B5
Perhaps you could help me. In January we we’re driving around Can a haha for and came across a park that was kid of closed. I took a picture because we wanted to come back in the spring but deleted pic by accident. . It was a small gravel road, A large paved incline that looked like you could drive down (chained off then) to a picnic area. sign that said “active bears” . we did not venture to far down but wondered if that is winter green park. It did not seem like that was the name, if not do you know what park I mean. Seemed like it was pretty far out of town, south. Thank you Karen.
Hello Karen,
I am not familiar, but I will check with our team!
*Sorry for the late reply…